Obergefreiter Leopold Kreuzer.

The deathcard shown below belongs to Obergefreiter Leopold Kreuzer. Kreuzer was born on August 15, 1911, and was 33 years old when he fell on October 14, 1944. He was part of 8230-Fl.Ausb.Btl.12. The cause of his death was a severe injury, though it remains unknown—at least, there is no known record of how exactly he sustained it. One possibility is that Obergefreiter Kreuzer was among the German soldiers wounded when the Zwijndrecht Bridge was accidentally blown up by German forces in September 1944. Perhaps he initially survived the accident but succumbed to his injuries later. Another possibility is that he was transferred from a nearby front to a hospital in Dordrecht, where he eventually passed away.

Gefreiter Kreuzer was first buried in Row 20, Grave 45 in the German section of the general cemetery in Dordrecht, but on August 13, 1947, he was moved to the German War Cemetery in Ysselsteyn, Limburg. His grave is located in Block CO - Row 10 - Grave 238¹.

Possibly, there are people who may have more information about the nature of Obergefreiter Kreuzer’s injury.

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